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Human capital growth and destruction: the effect of fertility on skill obsolescence

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  • Alders, Peter, 2005. "Human capital growth and destruction: the effect of fertility on skill obsolescence," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 22(3), pages 503-520, May.
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